After he was released in 2005, he moved to Norway to work as a stevedor,[1] at the same time he played for Norwegian Third Division club Andes IK.

In 2007, Vargas played for Cobresal where he was one of the team's leading goal scorers for the year.

Then he moved to Universidad de Chile, to play 2010 Apertura and 2010 Copa Libertadores.

In 2020, Vargas returned to Deportes Concepción in the Segunda División Profesional.

[5] He is nicknamed El Arcángel del Gol (The Goal Archangel) due to the fact that his name is Gabriel just like the biblical character.